J T – Blyth – North Eastern Railway – Sergeant – 05/12/1915
Title
J T – Blyth – North Eastern Railway – Sergeant – 05/12/1915
Initials / forenames
J T
Surname
Blyth
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
East Yorkshire Regiment, 2nd/4th Battalion
Military rank
Sergeant
Military number
1023
Railway department
Hull Docks
Railway job
Traffic Crane Foreman
Date died
05/12/1915
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine: January, 1916,. p8.
Memorial
Hull Western Cemetery
Notes
Husband of Mrs H.M. Blyth of 27 Rosebery St, Albert Ave, Hull.<br />Sergeant J. T. Blyth, 4th East Yorkshire (T.), died suddenly at Retford Camp on December 5, 1915.<br />Mr. Blyth, who was employed as traffic (crane) foreman at Hull Docks, being a sergeant in the Territorials, was called up at the outbreak of war.<br />He was buried with full military honours at Hull on December 8.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Date entered
23/05/2016
Last updated
23/05/2016
Citation
“J T – Blyth – North Eastern Railway – Sergeant – 05/12/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60887.